Rail-joint



(No Model.)

A. J. MOXAHAM.

RAIL JOINT.

Patented Apr. 25, 1893.-

' WITNESSES A-& 1 4. 0

INVENTOH B) E 7 ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR J. MOXHAM, OF J OHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 495,988, dated April25, 1893.

Application filed April 27, 1892. Serial No. 430,927. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. MOXHAM, of Johnstown, in the county ofOambria and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulRail-Joint, which invention is fully set forth and illustrated in thefollowing specification and accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is sufficiently indicated by its titleabove given.

The invention will first be described in detail and then particularlyset forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an end-elevation of myimproved rail-joint, the rail being shown in cross-section. Fig. 2, is aside-elevation of Fig. 1, looking from the right. Fig. 3, is ahorizontal section taken through Fig. 1 at the line 0am. Fig. 4, is anend-elevation of a modified form of rail-joint, embodying my invention.Fig. 5 is a side-elevation of Fig. 4, looking from the right. Fig. 6, isa perspective view of one of the splicebars, detached.

In said figures the several parts are respectively indicated byreference letters as follows:

The letters A, indicate two contiguous rails, each provided with a weba. The letters B, indicate splice-bars, each having inwardlyextendinglugs 19, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 6. These lugs when thesplice-bars are in position, one on each side of the rails, engage thewebs a of said rails and are welded thereto or otherwise secured to forman integral union of the parts, said splice-bars spanning the joint.

In Figs. 4 and 5, each rail A, is provided at its end with a chair 0preferably welded thereto, said chair having a web 0. Two splice-bars B,are welded to the webs of the rails above the chairs and two othersplicebars B are welded to the webs of the chairs below the rails.

I do not confine myself to the forms of rail herein shown as it isobvious that my invention may be applied to many other forms of rail.

Having thus fully described my said invention, I claim 1. A rail-jointconsisting of two rails, and two splice-bars provided withinwardly-extending lugs, said rails and bars being integral with eachother.

2. The combination of two girder rails with a splice bar, provided-withlugs projecting from the body of said splice ba'r'and welded to the websof the rails.

3. The combination with two girder rails of two splice bars, eachprovided with lugs projecting from the body of said splice bar andwelded to the webs of the rails.

at. The combination of two girder-rails each having a webbed-chairwelded at its end; splice-bars Welded to the webs of said rails; andsplice-bars welded to the webs of said chairs.

ARTHUR J. MOXHAM.

Witnesses:

H. O. EVANS, W. F. BRiicKEL.

